Dugout, July 2005

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Member
National
American
Légion
Press Assn.
A »ÄDNTHLY PUBUCATION OF
aSiUtam Clmton ^o. 342
AMERICAN LEGION
COMMANDERS MESSAGE
Fellow Legionnaires:
i wouid like to take this opportunity to thank you aii for making me your Commander. I hope, in
the coming year, I wili prove my worthiness to you. i know that with your support and help, we wiil
proceed to move forward in a positive and constructive way.
My first order of business was to summon an Executive Board meeting, which was fuily
attended. Many important topics were discussed which i wiil explain in more detail In future Dugouts.
Most Importantly; however, was the subject of membership. For any organization to prosper and
continue its presence into the future, a constant search for new members is a must. Membership of
young veterans is a priority - for the median age of our ranks is dangerously high. In that regard, I have
proposed to resurrect a project which was extremeiy popular during Worid War il and the Korean War.
Specifically, in the near future, we will be reaching out to those famiiies in our viilage who have sons or
daughters actively serving in the miiitary - to those famiiies, we wiil be presenting them with a blue star
banner to be displayed proudly in their window.
For those serving in iraq or Afghanistan, we wouid like to pay a special tribute to them and their
loved ones. Although the American Legion is an organization of veterans, it is incumbent upon us to
support those who are presently serving in the miiitary.
In addition to our Executive Board meeting, i was priviieged, as my first assignment as
Commander, to present a $500.00 scholarship to a worthy student, namely, Emil Stevens, at the annual
Freeport High School Scholarship Awards Ceremony. Past Commander Charles Jackson attended the
awards ceremony with five framed Citations of Achievement. Chartes and I presented these Citations to
five outstanding students, who won the Long Island Challenge Competition in defeating 126 schoois in
Nassau and Suffolk Counties, it was an enjoyable evening and in the future, we wili be working closely
with our Freeport Schools to promote Americanism, Duty and Honor to our country.
-continued on page 3-
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DID YOU
^Spent inkjet cartridges, and old cell phones are tossed into landfills by the hundreds of thousands.
However, now they can help troops, veterans and their families. The American Legion has unveiled a nationwide
collection drive that could raise millions of dollars for the organization's charities, including scholarship funds for the
children of U.S. troops killed on duty. Each ink cartridge raises $1.00 and each cell phone $3.00. For more
information, visit The American Legion website at www.legion.org, and click on "Soldiers for Soldiers."
■♦-Sen. Daniel Akaka, D-Hawaii introduced S.13, a bill to expand and enhance health care, mental health,
transition and disability benefits for veterans. The legislation, introduced in late January, is titled the "Fulfilling Our
Duty to America's Veterans Act of 2005.," and has been referred to the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee. The
legislation calls for, in part, mandatory funding for VA health care. On Feb. 2, Rep. Lane Evans, D-lll., ranking
Democrat on the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, introduced H.R.515, the Assured Funding for Veterans
Health Care Act of 2005, which would require the Treasury secretary to annually provide funding for the VA
health-care system based on the number of enrollees in the system and the consumer price index for hospital and
related services.
^The American Legion is also collecting eyeglasses.
(Both of these items were taken from the American Legion Magazine, April, 2005)
William Clinton Story Post #342
P.O Box 7339
Meets on 3rd Friday of each Month, 7:00 P.M.
Freeport Memorial Library
Commander: Stephen Nicolino 1-516-868-6579
1st Vice Commander: Lincoln R. Parsons 1-516-378-7607
2nd Vice Commander: Harold Murray 1-516-378-5143
3rd Vice Commander: Arden Socolov 1-516-889-6381
Adjutant: Kenneth Combs 1-516-379-6266
Treasurer: Edward S. Martin 1-516-546-2179
Correspondent: Fred Hager 1-516-378-2006
Legal Officer: Ben Ciaravino, Esq. 1-516-623-0990
Chaplain: Adolph Berg 1-516-379-4626
Sergeant at Arms: Richard Barry 1-516-623-6345
Service Officer: Kenneth Pope 1-516-378-2283
Correspondent: Fred Hager 1-516-623-2006
Historian: George Curly 1-212-247-3797
County Rep: Ken Combs 1-516-379-6266
Trustee: Richard Barry 1-516-623-6345
Trustee: Kenneth Combs 1-516-379-6266
Trustee: Ernie Stumpf, Jr. 1-516-623-2755
Editor: Joyce-Lorraine Lisi 1-516-379-7358
The Dugout Page 3
-continued from page 1-
For the past two years, I have personally been on a mission to have signs posted on the Southern
State Pkwy., and Long Island Expressway, indicating the route to the Long Island National Cemetery on
Wellwood Avenue, Farmingdale. I am proud to announce that the New York Senate and Assembly passed
such a bill. It is now awaiting Governor Pataki's signature. I urge you and your friends to call Governor
Pataki at 1-518-474-8390. Ask him to sign this bill immediately! Our veterans deserve this sign that has
been long overdue.
For God and Country,
And the Good of the Legion,
Stephen Nicolino,
Commander
REMINDER:
Installation will be held in September!
More information to follow.
Please, remember to drop
off used flags at the boxes,
located at the Freeport
Memorial Library, Freeport
Recreation Center and
at Village Hall.
The Dugout Page 4
Calendar of Upcomins Events
JULY, 2005 AUGUST, 2005
4 Independence Day
15 Post Meeting, 7:00 p.m., Freeport
* Memorial Library
22 County Meeting
19 Post Meeting, 7:00 p.m., Freeport
Memorial Library
26 County Meeting
William Clinton Story Post No. 342
AMERICAN LEGION
P.O. Box 7339
Non-Profit Organization
U.S. Postage
Freeport, N.Y. 11520-3611 PAID
Freeport, New York
Permit No. 617

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V-oçe.f<5'
^0C>0------
Member
National
American
Légion
Press Assn.
A »ÄDNTHLY PUBUCATION OF
aSiUtam Clmton ^o. 342
AMERICAN LEGION
COMMANDERS MESSAGE
Fellow Legionnaires:
i wouid like to take this opportunity to thank you aii for making me your Commander. I hope, in
the coming year, I wili prove my worthiness to you. i know that with your support and help, we wiil
proceed to move forward in a positive and constructive way.
My first order of business was to summon an Executive Board meeting, which was fuily
attended. Many important topics were discussed which i wiil explain in more detail In future Dugouts.
Most Importantly; however, was the subject of membership. For any organization to prosper and
continue its presence into the future, a constant search for new members is a must. Membership of
young veterans is a priority - for the median age of our ranks is dangerously high. In that regard, I have
proposed to resurrect a project which was extremeiy popular during Worid War il and the Korean War.
Specifically, in the near future, we will be reaching out to those famiiies in our viilage who have sons or
daughters actively serving in the miiitary - to those famiiies, we wiil be presenting them with a blue star
banner to be displayed proudly in their window.
For those serving in iraq or Afghanistan, we wouid like to pay a special tribute to them and their
loved ones. Although the American Legion is an organization of veterans, it is incumbent upon us to
support those who are presently serving in the miiitary.
In addition to our Executive Board meeting, i was priviieged, as my first assignment as
Commander, to present a $500.00 scholarship to a worthy student, namely, Emil Stevens, at the annual
Freeport High School Scholarship Awards Ceremony. Past Commander Charles Jackson attended the
awards ceremony with five framed Citations of Achievement. Chartes and I presented these Citations to
five outstanding students, who won the Long Island Challenge Competition in defeating 126 schoois in
Nassau and Suffolk Counties, it was an enjoyable evening and in the future, we wili be working closely
with our Freeport Schools to promote Americanism, Duty and Honor to our country.
-continued on page 3-
The Dugout Page 2
DID YOU
^Spent inkjet cartridges, and old cell phones are tossed into landfills by the hundreds of thousands.
However, now they can help troops, veterans and their families. The American Legion has unveiled a nationwide
collection drive that could raise millions of dollars for the organization's charities, including scholarship funds for the
children of U.S. troops killed on duty. Each ink cartridge raises $1.00 and each cell phone $3.00. For more
information, visit The American Legion website at www.legion.org, and click on "Soldiers for Soldiers."
■♦-Sen. Daniel Akaka, D-Hawaii introduced S.13, a bill to expand and enhance health care, mental health,
transition and disability benefits for veterans. The legislation, introduced in late January, is titled the "Fulfilling Our
Duty to America's Veterans Act of 2005.," and has been referred to the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee. The
legislation calls for, in part, mandatory funding for VA health care. On Feb. 2, Rep. Lane Evans, D-lll., ranking
Democrat on the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, introduced H.R.515, the Assured Funding for Veterans
Health Care Act of 2005, which would require the Treasury secretary to annually provide funding for the VA
health-care system based on the number of enrollees in the system and the consumer price index for hospital and
related services.
^The American Legion is also collecting eyeglasses.
(Both of these items were taken from the American Legion Magazine, April, 2005)
William Clinton Story Post #342
P.O Box 7339
Meets on 3rd Friday of each Month, 7:00 P.M.
Freeport Memorial Library
Commander: Stephen Nicolino 1-516-868-6579
1st Vice Commander: Lincoln R. Parsons 1-516-378-7607
2nd Vice Commander: Harold Murray 1-516-378-5143
3rd Vice Commander: Arden Socolov 1-516-889-6381
Adjutant: Kenneth Combs 1-516-379-6266
Treasurer: Edward S. Martin 1-516-546-2179
Correspondent: Fred Hager 1-516-378-2006
Legal Officer: Ben Ciaravino, Esq. 1-516-623-0990
Chaplain: Adolph Berg 1-516-379-4626
Sergeant at Arms: Richard Barry 1-516-623-6345
Service Officer: Kenneth Pope 1-516-378-2283
Correspondent: Fred Hager 1-516-623-2006
Historian: George Curly 1-212-247-3797
County Rep: Ken Combs 1-516-379-6266
Trustee: Richard Barry 1-516-623-6345
Trustee: Kenneth Combs 1-516-379-6266
Trustee: Ernie Stumpf, Jr. 1-516-623-2755
Editor: Joyce-Lorraine Lisi 1-516-379-7358
The Dugout Page 3
-continued from page 1-
For the past two years, I have personally been on a mission to have signs posted on the Southern
State Pkwy., and Long Island Expressway, indicating the route to the Long Island National Cemetery on
Wellwood Avenue, Farmingdale. I am proud to announce that the New York Senate and Assembly passed
such a bill. It is now awaiting Governor Pataki's signature. I urge you and your friends to call Governor
Pataki at 1-518-474-8390. Ask him to sign this bill immediately! Our veterans deserve this sign that has
been long overdue.
For God and Country,
And the Good of the Legion,
Stephen Nicolino,
Commander
REMINDER:
Installation will be held in September!
More information to follow.
Please, remember to drop
off used flags at the boxes,
located at the Freeport
Memorial Library, Freeport
Recreation Center and
at Village Hall.
The Dugout Page 4
Calendar of Upcomins Events
JULY, 2005 AUGUST, 2005
4 Independence Day
15 Post Meeting, 7:00 p.m., Freeport
* Memorial Library
22 County Meeting
19 Post Meeting, 7:00 p.m., Freeport
Memorial Library
26 County Meeting
William Clinton Story Post No. 342
AMERICAN LEGION
P.O. Box 7339
Non-Profit Organization
U.S. Postage
Freeport, N.Y. 11520-3611 PAID
Freeport, New York
Permit No. 617

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